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Indonesia is vaccinating younger people first. Here's why
The vaccine, developed by China’s Sinovac Biotec, will be used to immunise young workers before the ageing population, with the aim of achieving herd immunity.
COVID-19 and geopolitics – 5 lessons from past pandemics
Pandemics helped shape the borders of the United States. What else can history teach us about how life could change after COVID-19?
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 11 January
Top stories: COVID-19 case rises in China; COVAX secures 2 billion vaccine doses; Variant first seen in UK detected in Mexico and France.
What does 2021 hold? Here are predictions from around the world
A new global survey looks to the year ahead with predictions of what is likely, or not, to happen.
COVID-19 a year later: What have we learned?
The pandemic showed the power of collaboration to create solutions quickly. Such collaborations can help protect the world against the future crises.
After a difficult year, here are 6 strategies to reboot your brain for 2021
As we start a New Year, we have an opportunity to snap out of destructive habits and get our energy levels back. This can be achieved through exercise and eating well, write three experts.
10 global health issues the WHO is tracking in 2021
The World Health Organization has laid out 10 ways it will help countries strengthen their health systems and pandemic preparedness.
Is the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine effective against COVID-19 mutations? Scientists have the answer
A team of scientists from Pfizer and Texas University have found that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine appears to be effective against a key mutation.
6 ways COVID-19 is changing our cities
From the reduced take-up of public transport to more green spaces, here are 6 ways our cities are changing in the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 8 January
Top stories: Japan declares limited state of emergency; WHO calls for more equitable vaccine rollout; Singapore PM gets vaccine.
This could be the best way to boost Latin America and the Caribbean's recovery
By supplying digital tools to the region's poorest, Latin America and the Caribbean can build a more inclusive society from the ground up and aid their COVID-19 recovery.
All at sea: the shipping crews stranded by COVID-19
COVID-19 emerged a year ago, but ships' crews are still blocked from landing in most ports. Two ships captains tell their stories to the World Vs Virus podcast.